Music Tonight: Walter Schreifels has been a pivotal part of one of the greatest straight-edge Hardcore bands of all time (Gorilla Biscuits) and one of the finest (if underrated) Post Hardcore bands ever, Quicksand. His winning streak continued when Schreifels formed Rival Schools in 1999. The band — featuring members of Youth of Today (a band which Schreifels was also a member) and CIV — lasted four years and released United By Fate on Island Records before calling it quits in 2003, as Schreifels went on to form the Indie Rock group Walking Concert. After five years, the group resurfaced with a string of Euro dates and news that a new album was forthcoming. After a few delays, Rival Schools' Pedals finally came out this spring. Rival Schools performs at The Mad Hatter in Covington tonight at 7 p.m. with Balance and Composure and Hostage Calm. Tickets are $15.

Lucinda Williams has traveled an eclectic path since her debut in the late ’70s, coming to prominence as the singer/songwriter who provided Mary Chapin Carpenter with one of her most recognized hits, “Passionate Kisses,” and ending up a bona fide Americana icon nearly a quarter century later. She has christened her tenth album Blessed, which she may well feel, given her newlywed status and a relative calm in her personal and professional life, but she’s definitely kicking at the stall door with the dozen songs that make up her new album.